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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 45 · 40 questions
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Remember (Star, planet or moon?): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Mercury is closest, Venus is hottest, Mars is the red planet, Jupiter is the biggest, Saturn is famous for its rings, Neptune is farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon is Earth’s moon; Titan and Ganymede are moons of other planets.

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  1. 1.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  20. 20.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a star
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  34. 34.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  35. 35.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  40. 40.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

  1. Jupiter
  2. spins tipped on its side
  3. the Moon
  4. 365
  5. 3
  6. Saturn
  7. 1
  8. is famous for its rings
  9. is the biggest planet
  10. a moon
  11. Earth
  12. Neptune
  13. Mars
  14. 24
  15. 8
  16. a star
  17. is farthest from the sun
  18. 5
  19. Mars
  20. a star
  21. True
  22. a telescope
  23. 4
  24. is called the red planet
  25. 2
  26. 6
  27. Uranus
  28. False
  29. a planet
  30. Mercury
  31. False
  32. True
  33. is the hottest planet
  34. Earth spins on its axis
  35. a planet
  36. True
  37. a planet
  38. is closest to the sun
  39. Earth
  40. a moon

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